HP NEEDED TO DRIVE HYDRAULIC PUMP

ELECTRIC MOTOR HORSEPOWER (HP) REQUIRED TO DRIVE A GIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP

Use this equation to help figure out what electric motor horsepower (HP) is required to drive a hydraulic pump. SImply take the gallons per minute (GPM) multiplied by the pump pressure PSI then divide that number by the result of 1,714 times efficiency (we used 85% effiencey in this case). 

ELECTRIC MOTOR HORSEPOWER REQUIRED TO DRIVE A HYDRAULIC PUMP

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NOT SURE WHAT YOUR GALLONS PER MINUTE (GPM) ARE? 

Here are several equations/calculators that you can use to find missing variables that you need.

FIGURING GPM

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FIGURING MOTOR CUBIC INCHES

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FIGURING RPM

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